A business group has signed a lease for 45 acres at the site of a former paper mill, hoping to construct a high-tech fish farm that relies on recirculated water.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Aquaculture is fine, but corporate interests are pushing too far
Maine’s cold water, abundant forests of rockweed and talented workforce make it a great place for seaweed aquaculture. That does not mean a ‘roadmap’ of headlong intensification is in the state’s best interest.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth nonprofit preserves a piece of working waterfront
More than 30 small marine enterprises work out of the Sea Meadow Marine center, which also offers education programs and has plans for an eco-friendly expansion.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: How Americans can get more safe, sustainable seafood on their plates
Comprehensive standards for aquaculture farms in federal waters will drive job creation and let the industry meet growing domestic demand.
Posted inFood, Maine, News
Seaweed industry divided over concerns about pace of growth in Maine
Potential environmental and economic impacts form the basis of a debate over how best to regulate kelp farming.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Sustainably Speaking: Oyster farming is farming for our future
Oyster farming appealed to me for many reasons, chief among them how inherently sustainable growing oysters for food is. Sea farming is often tucked under the larger “fisheries” umbrella because we go to work on the sea in boats and come back with food to sell. But there are big differences between the work of […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Don’t dismiss fish farms’ threat to our state’s coastal waters
Based on the risks to water quality and sea life, an application for two 60-acre salmon farms off Bar Harbor should be rejected.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Shellfish farms here and across America are being hammered by climate change
As shellfish aquaculture is thwarted by global warming, so are its social, environmental and economic benefits.
Posted inTimes Record
Oyster festival comes to Freeport
The first Maine Oyster Festival will give Freeport residents and guests a chance to sample shellfish from up and down Maine’s coast.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State to reimburse 2022 license costs for fishing, aquaculture industries
The state will use $8.3 million in federal funds from the Consolidated Appropriations Act to reimburse the costs of commercial harvesting licenses and some fees.